Cecil County board archives two obsolete policies and approves three vendor contracts
April 15, 2026 | Cecil County Public Schools, School Boards, Maryland
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The Cecil County Board of Education on April 15 voted to retire two outdated policies and approved multiple procurement contracts.
Dr. Hammer told the board that policy IGEC (Adult Occupational Education, established in 1978) and EFBA (Food Services for the Elderly, established in 1977) are obsolete: adult occupational education was transferred to the Department of Labor in 2008 and food services for the elderly are now provided through the Department of Aging. The board moved and unanimously approved retirement and archival of both policies.
On procurement, staff recommended and the board approved a three-year contract with Toshiba America Business Solutions for multifunction copiers at an annual amount of $325,536, a three‑year contract with Renaissance Learning for the STAR assessment suite at an annual amount of $119,930, and a contract with DATAMARK Technologies for digital floor‑plan data collection and conversion in the amount of $55,761.40. Finance and operations staff explained that the copier contract produced projected savings relative to the incumbent and that the DATAMARK work is grant-supported and will provide digital maps that emergency services can access.
Board votes on each motion were recorded as unanimous "Aye." Where staff framed choices, they cited MSDE guidance on approved assessment tools for literacy priorities and noted pilot work with Renaissance STAR prior to recommendation.
Dr. Hammer told the board that policy IGEC (Adult Occupational Education, established in 1978) and EFBA (Food Services for the Elderly, established in 1977) are obsolete: adult occupational education was transferred to the Department of Labor in 2008 and food services for the elderly are now provided through the Department of Aging. The board moved and unanimously approved retirement and archival of both policies.
On procurement, staff recommended and the board approved a three-year contract with Toshiba America Business Solutions for multifunction copiers at an annual amount of $325,536, a three‑year contract with Renaissance Learning for the STAR assessment suite at an annual amount of $119,930, and a contract with DATAMARK Technologies for digital floor‑plan data collection and conversion in the amount of $55,761.40. Finance and operations staff explained that the copier contract produced projected savings relative to the incumbent and that the DATAMARK work is grant-supported and will provide digital maps that emergency services can access.
Board votes on each motion were recorded as unanimous "Aye." Where staff framed choices, they cited MSDE guidance on approved assessment tools for literacy priorities and noted pilot work with Renaissance STAR prior to recommendation.
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